Thu Jun 03, 2021 12:42 am
#1850839
Thanks for the explanation, @3EngineFreak
The proof will be in the trial of course, but my initial thoughts suggest that:
On the face of it, I can see why this might supergicially appear to some to be a good idea.
But with my GA Reality Head on, I'm afraid this smacks of "We should do something. This is something; let's do that".
We'll see how this pans out of course, and I hope I am wrong, but I can't see that this is a realistic solution to any real world issue.
The proof will be in the trial of course, but my initial thoughts suggest that:
- References to "LFA-n" are of zero value to the GA Community, who for good reason have no previous understanding or knowledge of the LFA system.
- Simply announcing availability of a frequency without clear, realistic and simple delivery of corresponding training/education for its use is half a job at best.
- The likely density of GA users on a good VFR flying day would intuitively seem >> than recent historic experience of military LL users in the same area.
- The poor commonly understood definition of flying areas is likely only to confuse.
- Given traffic density and alternative comms a single frequency for the whole country is likely too coarse to be useful or efficient.
- Descending into e.g. a specific strip likely requires informing strip users rather than the World at large, which means SafetyCom likely far more valuable in that scenario than VHF LL Common.
- GA very often will not have, or be required to have, a "predicted route" at low level.
- GA will be on VHF; much of the military fleet will be on UHF. They will not communicate with each other.
- Proposing another frequency with poorly-defined use parameters could quite conceivably reduce traffic situational awardness rather than increase it (as is potentially the intent) since it is one more opportunity to remove comms from a common facility.
On the face of it, I can see why this might supergicially appear to some to be a good idea.
But with my GA Reality Head on, I'm afraid this smacks of "We should do something. This is something; let's do that".
We'll see how this pans out of course, and I hope I am wrong, but I can't see that this is a realistic solution to any real world issue.